uummat

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *uuma- (“alive, heart, animal”), from Proto-Eskimo *uŋ-uma- (“alive, heart”). Cognates include Inuktitut ᐆᒻᒪᑎ (oommati) and Inupiaq uumman.

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /uummat/, [uːm.mət]

Noun

uummat (plural uummatit)

1. heart

Declension

Declension of uummat

	singular	plural
absolutive	uummat	uummatit
ergative	uummatip	uummatit
allative	uummammut	uummatinut
ablative	uummammit	uummatinit
prosecutive	uummatikkut	uummatitigut
locative	uummammi	uummatini
instrumental	uummammik	uummatinik
equative	uummatitut	uummatitut